Vierranvárri is a mountain situated between
Duolbagorni and Giebmegáisi (
Kebnekaise
Kebnekaise (; from Sami or , "Cauldron Crest") is the highest mountain in Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian mountain range, has two main peaks. The glaciated southern peak used to be the highest at above sea leve ...
) in
Lapland in northern
Sweden
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.
The ''western trail'' to the summit of Giebmegáisi goes right ''over'' Vierranvárri, so hikers choosing that route lose 200 meters in altitude before starting to mount the actual Giebmegáisi massif.
Vierranvárri was previously also known as ''Rullevare'' – a play on the scree making up the slopes of the mountain (from Swedish ''rulla'' "roll" and
Sámi
The Sámi ( ; also spelled Sami or Saami) are a Finno-Ugric-speaking people inhabiting the region of Sápmi (formerly known as Lapland), which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Murmansk Oblast, Rus ...
''várri''/''várre'' "mountain").
Lapland (Sweden)
Kebnekaise
Mountains of Norrbotten County
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